The Technology Tango Learn the Steps or Trip

The Technology Tango Learn the Steps or Trip Your Partners James Bailey, MS University of Oregon jbailey@uoregon. edu Copyright © 2004 James Bailey

Housekeeping • • Ask questions on the point (I’ll keep us on track) This presentation can be found at: http: //adaptive-tech. uoregon. edu/bailey 2. ppt http: //adaptive-tech. uoregon. edu/bailey 2. txt • Anytime I don’t make sense shoot your hand up or yell!

Creating an Adaptive Technology (AT) Service Delivery Plan • • • Understand where we are Inventory needs Inventory resources Design Implement

Creating an Adaptive Technology (AT) Service Delivery Plan Our Origins • Lacks programmatic design • Has grown reactively • Describe your program

Creating an Adaptive Technology (AT) Service Delivery Plan Inventory Needs • Current student needs • Your AT resources Get out your pencil and paper.

Inventory Student AT Needs Learning Disabilities Reading – WYNN or Kurzweil Writing – Read & Write Gold Organizing – Inspiration Scanning Services

Inventory Student AT Needs Blindness AT Computer Access – JAWS or Window. Eyes Reading – Openbook or Kurzweil Braille output Scanning and Braille Services

Inventory Student AT Needs Low Vision AT Computer Access – Zoom. Text or Magic Reading – WYNN or Kurzweil Scanning Services

Inventory Student AT Needs Mobility AT Naturally Speaking or Via Voice Alternative computer inputs

Inventory Local AT Resources • • • Your tech attitude DS department philosophy School’s mission School’s tech philosophy Staff – Space – Budget

Your Tech Attitude • • • phobic use e-mail and some web can’t live without – do ebay all the time

DS Departmental Philosophy • Around independence/dependence (at least as far as tech is concerned)

Your School’s Mission • • • Community College Four Year Teaching College Research Institution This sets your student population.

School’s Tech Philosophy • • centralized decentralized maximum offerings minimal offerings

Staff – Space – Budget • • • Can you hire an AT tech? Can you house AT facilities? Can you pay for it?

Design Your Plan • • • Evaluate current use Priorities Authority (yours) Element considerations Example plan element

Your Current Plan – Set Priorities • • List your current AT services Determine heaviest use • Consider vulnerabilities

Articulate Your Plan • • Describe what you do now Set priorities List executive authority List advisory authority

Understand Executive vs. Advisory • • Executive That which you can make happen I. E. Installing a screenreader Advisory That which you cannot make happen I. E. Making all campus websites accessible

Executive – Some Examples • • Access to Basic Computing Technology AT Training Alternative Text Production Dynamic Real-Time Notetaking • Equipment Loans

Plan Element Considerations example - alternative text • • Do I offer it? Do I provide it in-house? Do I outsource? Do I provide it to the community?

Plan Element Content example – alternative text • • • Description of service Description of target student Identify who is responsible Description of implementation Note limitations

Distribution Models • One central AT lab • Accessible stations distributed throughout campus labs • Mix of both

Implementation • Direction should be in plan • Design facilities • Procure hardware, software, & fixtures • Train staff

Flexibility • A plan does not mean rigidity • Design into your plan requests for exceptions

Accountability • Plans specify what you will do in a given situation • Published plans let students verify that they are getting what they are entitled too • Plans make it easier to ensure equal treatment for all students

Summary • • List what AT you now provide Separate into executive and advisory groups Define resources Align with institutional goals and identity Design by element Select distribution model Implement Evaluate and create process for exceptions

On Line Groups ADTECH-PS: http: //lists. oregonstate. edu/mailman/listinfo/adtech-ps High Tech Center Training Unit http: //htclistserv. htctu. fhda. edu/read/all_forums/ AHEAD http: //listserv. buffalo. edu/archives/dsshe-l. html